Didier Droyers

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Curriculum Vitae
                   (To avoid misunderstandings : No job-hopper ! Multiple Interim Management Projects !)


Name:                    Droyers
First name:              Didier
Birth place and date:    Anderlecht – April 5th 1978
Marital status:          Married, daughter of 6 years old
Nationality:             Belgian
Address:                 Kleemstraat 7 – 1741 Wambeek
Phone:                   0477/91.51.73
e-mail:                  didier.droyers@gmail.com

PROFILE

A sales and marketing-oriented manager with successful experience in
recruitment, technology, retail, trading, project management, events and
automobile industry, in home and international markets and in the
development and implementation of strategic plans. Strong analyst and
people manager. Having a talent in translation of consumer behavior
towards any level in a company.

Career OBJECTIVES

Today and in the near future: Providing my experience to others who are in
need of a fresh and proven perspective on their business projects.

Within 10 to 15 years: Fulfilling a top management function as an
accomplished human being.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY (later on detailed per employer)

Business Development Manager (Interim Management)                         Executive Talents
May 2012 – October 2012 (6 months)
Direct Search and Interim Management for executive profiles

Business Development Manager (Interim Management)                        3W DMS / Adecco
2011 – March 2012 (1 year)
Interim Management for executive profiles

Sales & Marketing Manager (Interim Management)                     Luxram Lighting BENELUX
March 2010 – January 2011 (11 months)
Introduction of new A brand in Benelux market

Sales Manager Retail (Out of Home)                                                  Texaco
February 2009 – March 2010 (1 year 2 months)
Daily running 98 petrol stations

Purchase & Business Development (Interim Management)                      State of Trade Ltd
April 2007 – January 2009 (1 year 10 months)
Western Europe implementation of hype potential products

General Manager                                                       Salons De Romree Nv
May 2003 – March 2007 (3 years 11 months)
Daily Management

Key Account Manager                                                            Michelin Sa
February 2001 – April 2003 (2 years 3 months)
Sales Truck & Bus

Head of After Sales                                                           BMW (Jette)
July 1999 – January 2001 (1 year 7 months)
Running after sales department
EDUCATION

Bachelor Business Communication and Economics at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussels
1996-1999


SKILLS

Language skills (expert/native, fluent, tourist)
                          Speaking                 Reading                  Writing

Dutch                     Expert/native            Expert/native            Expert/native

English                   fluent                   fluent                   fluent

French                    Expert/native            Expert/native            Expert/native

German                    tourist                  tourist                  tourist




PC skills (expert, daily use, tourist)
Word                                               expert

Excel                                              Daily use-expert

Powerpoint                                         expert

Webmaster                                          notions

Other                                              Photoshop, Coral Paint
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY



Interim Manager Business Development
Executive Talents & HR Talents (Group House of Talents) 05/2012 - 11/2012


Key responsibilities:
- Extension of the existing sales channels and contacts
- Direct report to General Manager and Group CEO
- Recruitment & Selection

Tasks / achievements:
- Repositioning Executive Talents in the market through activation of existing client portfolio
  and development of new potential
- Sales monitoring through implementation of sales planner
-New look and feel for the business presentations
-Set Up Interim Management
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY


Interim Manager Business Development
3W Direct Management Solutions 01/2011 - 03/2012

 Key responsibilities:
- Extension of the existing sales channels and contacts
- Integration of 3W within the Adecco Belgium Group
- Daily follow up of the 3W activities (Strategy, P&L, forecasts, sales, invoicing,events,…)
- Permanent follow up and coaching of the entire candidate network of
  top-managers (6500 managers) and Adecco consultants (600)
- Direct report to General Manager 3W and Adecco Board

Tasks / achievements:
- At arrival 3W was in a critical evolution towards a negative balance in august 2011
- Repositioning 3W in the market through activation of existing client portfolio and
  development of new potential (strategy -> simply back to basics)
- In only 8 months we turned the negative situation into an increase of 20% of the turnover
  and an increase of 6% of the gross margin, in relation to the of the results of 2010
- Sales monitoring through implementation of a new forecast system (deviation of only
  6% on forecast 2011 -> see increase of 6% -> personal estimation was equaling 2010)
- New look and feel for the 3W website and business presentations
- Creation of the 3W IPhone/IPad application launch may 2012 (project)
- Set up of the 3W Network Events
- Set up and implementation of cooperation processes for entire group (Adecco General
  Staffing – XPE – Glotel – Modis – Lee Hecht Harisson – 3W Direct Management solutions)
- Coaching Adecco field through group sessions and individual sessions of the branch managers
  and Area Managers
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY




Interim Manager Business Development
Luxram Lighting 04/2010 - 10/2010



Key responsibilities:
Advice the company on the implementation of a new Lighting brand into the Benelux Market.

Tasks / achievements:
- Helping the company to understand and structure the strategy in the Benelux lighting market
  based on a “5 forces - Porter model”, because their own experience was only based on the
  region of Aalst (Belgium)
- Making up the Mission Statement, Vision Statement and values of the company
- Brand building focused on green energy (slogan, logo, posters, catalogue,…)
- Composition of the product range through on field market study and price setting
- Start up sales
- Direct Reporting to General Manager
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY



(Corporate) Area Sales Manager Retail (Out of Home)
Texaco 02/2009 - 03/2010



Key responsibilities:
Managing and directing 98 sites in Western Flanders - Eastern Flanders – Antwerp - Limburg

Tasks / achievements:
- 102% of P&L target at the end of 2009 (turnover of 15.007.181€)
- Managing 200 employees, independents and co-workers (Coaching - Training – Motivating –
  Recruiting)
- Full responsibility on maintenance, environmental regulations, real estate (new/expanding),
  investments, safety regulations, food regulations, …
- Active member of the “GO the fresh way”-concept board + implementation of this concept
  on site (determining product range per shop, redesigning the shops, maximizing impulse
  zones, respecting merchandising agreements - planograms)
- Active member of the marketing development board (POS, Blue, DieselXL, wrote the
  commercial part of the road show 2009 Belgium and Netherlands, …)
- Set up dozens of onsite actions to level up the shop turnover (carwash actions, sandwich bar
  implementation, pasta in a cup actions, lottery actions….)
- Direct reporting to Country Manager (regular sites) and Commercial Director BeNeLux (“GO”-
  sites and real estate matters)
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY


Interim Manager Purchase – Business Development
State of Trade Ltd 04/2007 - 01/2009

Key responsibilities:
 Research and purchase, on American and Chinese market, of exclusive products with “hype” potential+
implementation in Western Europe markets

Tasks / achievements:
-Implement HairagamiTM into the Delhaize Group (“Di” stores)
            - Market study Belgian market                             -Negotiations F1 and other sales channels
            - Negotiations American owners (Japan made)               - Creation packaging
            - Creation tutorial CD-ROMs                               - Organizing demo-in-store

- Implement “Magic Trolley” (see google) and sold to Brico, Gamma, Hubo
            - Market study Western Europe                             - Negotiations DIY channel
            - Negotiations Chinese factory – owners                   - Creation packaging
            - EU Cert. standards through inspection SGS               -…

- Implement “Fruit Collector” (see www.fruitcollector.com) and sold to wholesaler channel in France
            - Market study Western Europe                             - Negotiations DIY channel and Garden Centers
            - Negotiations Chinese factory – owners                   - Creation packaging French market
            - Creation tutorial CD-ROMs                               -…

- Set up a whole new line of high-end wicker garden furniture “Chill Yard”
            - Market study Western Europe                             - Design furniture for the entire brand
            - Selection materials (wicker = AkzoNobel)                - Negotiations Chinese factory Guangzhou - China
            - Strategy, Mission , Vision and values of the Brand      - Creation of the brand catalogue
            - Start up sales through hotel chains (Marriott Hotels)   -…
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY



(Corporate) Manager (eventing)

Salons De Romree Nv 05/2003 - 03/2007



Key responsibilities:
Leading the company from A to Z

Tasks / achievements:
- Grew turnover from 1.500.000 € to 2.000.000 € in 3 last years
- Redefine processes and planning in order to maximize capacity
- Managing 18 fix and 20 occasional employees
- Organization of min 600 events a year with complete and personalized planning towards
  every team on every event. Top week in 2006: planning of 32 events in 7 days
- Recruitment of new employees (90% of the fix personnel and 60% of the occasional
  personnel stayed during the 4 years, thanks to a very close approach towards them)
- Full marketing / promotion
- Established alliances with European Commission, NATO, Belgian
  Government, BIAC, Janssen Cilag, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Novartis, Kraft Foods
  Procter&Gamble, Unilever, ….
- 4 Direct reports
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

(Corporate) Key Account Manager
Michelin Sa/Nv 02/2001 - 04/2003

Key responsibilities:
B2B sales trough end-user B2B follow up + expert in Truck & Bus Tire on major accident sites

Tasks / achievements:
- increasing sales volume in tire centers by advising end-users, servicing their fleet (Fiege,
  Katoen Natie, Schenker, Waagnatie, Hoyer, Euroports, …) and coaching drivers and
  mechanics.
- Intervention on 4 accident sites E17, on demand of the attorney. All of these cases have
  been successfully solved.
-Direct Reporting to Sales Manager


(Corporate) Head of after sales division
BMW (site Jette) 07/1999 - 01/2001

Key responsibilities:

Daily planning workshops, Leading warehouse, billing, pre-sales
Tasks / achievements:
- Implementation of new planning-system (excel) to maximize number of car interventions
- Daily follow up and implementation of new software in warehouse
- Co-writer of ISO 9001 procedures + changeover to euro currency
- Managing 12 employees (planning, follow up trainings at HQ)
- 2nd most profitable after sales division in Belgium
- Direct reporting to Concessionaire

Cv Powerpoint (2012)

  • 1.
    Didier Droyers Wondering howmy piece could fit your puzzle? Take a look at my personal CV, ... I’m sure you’ll find the answer .
  • 2.
    Curriculum Vitae (To avoid misunderstandings : No job-hopper ! Multiple Interim Management Projects !) Name: Droyers First name: Didier Birth place and date: Anderlecht – April 5th 1978 Marital status: Married, daughter of 6 years old Nationality: Belgian Address: Kleemstraat 7 – 1741 Wambeek Phone: 0477/91.51.73 e-mail: didier.droyers@gmail.com PROFILE A sales and marketing-oriented manager with successful experience in recruitment, technology, retail, trading, project management, events and automobile industry, in home and international markets and in the development and implementation of strategic plans. Strong analyst and people manager. Having a talent in translation of consumer behavior towards any level in a company. Career OBJECTIVES Today and in the near future: Providing my experience to others who are in need of a fresh and proven perspective on their business projects. Within 10 to 15 years: Fulfilling a top management function as an accomplished human being.
  • 3.
    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY(later on detailed per employer) Business Development Manager (Interim Management) Executive Talents May 2012 – October 2012 (6 months) Direct Search and Interim Management for executive profiles Business Development Manager (Interim Management) 3W DMS / Adecco 2011 – March 2012 (1 year) Interim Management for executive profiles Sales & Marketing Manager (Interim Management) Luxram Lighting BENELUX March 2010 – January 2011 (11 months) Introduction of new A brand in Benelux market Sales Manager Retail (Out of Home) Texaco February 2009 – March 2010 (1 year 2 months) Daily running 98 petrol stations Purchase & Business Development (Interim Management) State of Trade Ltd April 2007 – January 2009 (1 year 10 months) Western Europe implementation of hype potential products General Manager Salons De Romree Nv May 2003 – March 2007 (3 years 11 months) Daily Management Key Account Manager Michelin Sa February 2001 – April 2003 (2 years 3 months) Sales Truck & Bus Head of After Sales BMW (Jette) July 1999 – January 2001 (1 year 7 months) Running after sales department
  • 4.
    EDUCATION Bachelor Business Communicationand Economics at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussels 1996-1999 SKILLS Language skills (expert/native, fluent, tourist) Speaking Reading Writing Dutch Expert/native Expert/native Expert/native English fluent fluent fluent French Expert/native Expert/native Expert/native German tourist tourist tourist PC skills (expert, daily use, tourist) Word expert Excel Daily use-expert Powerpoint expert Webmaster notions Other Photoshop, Coral Paint
  • 5.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY Interim Manager Business Development Executive Talents & HR Talents (Group House of Talents) 05/2012 - 11/2012 Key responsibilities: - Extension of the existing sales channels and contacts - Direct report to General Manager and Group CEO - Recruitment & Selection Tasks / achievements: - Repositioning Executive Talents in the market through activation of existing client portfolio and development of new potential - Sales monitoring through implementation of sales planner -New look and feel for the business presentations -Set Up Interim Management
  • 6.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY Interim Manager Business Development 3W Direct Management Solutions 01/2011 - 03/2012 Key responsibilities: - Extension of the existing sales channels and contacts - Integration of 3W within the Adecco Belgium Group - Daily follow up of the 3W activities (Strategy, P&L, forecasts, sales, invoicing,events,…) - Permanent follow up and coaching of the entire candidate network of top-managers (6500 managers) and Adecco consultants (600) - Direct report to General Manager 3W and Adecco Board Tasks / achievements: - At arrival 3W was in a critical evolution towards a negative balance in august 2011 - Repositioning 3W in the market through activation of existing client portfolio and development of new potential (strategy -> simply back to basics) - In only 8 months we turned the negative situation into an increase of 20% of the turnover and an increase of 6% of the gross margin, in relation to the of the results of 2010 - Sales monitoring through implementation of a new forecast system (deviation of only 6% on forecast 2011 -> see increase of 6% -> personal estimation was equaling 2010) - New look and feel for the 3W website and business presentations - Creation of the 3W IPhone/IPad application launch may 2012 (project) - Set up of the 3W Network Events - Set up and implementation of cooperation processes for entire group (Adecco General Staffing – XPE – Glotel – Modis – Lee Hecht Harisson – 3W Direct Management solutions) - Coaching Adecco field through group sessions and individual sessions of the branch managers and Area Managers
  • 7.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY Interim Manager Business Development Luxram Lighting 04/2010 - 10/2010 Key responsibilities: Advice the company on the implementation of a new Lighting brand into the Benelux Market. Tasks / achievements: - Helping the company to understand and structure the strategy in the Benelux lighting market based on a “5 forces - Porter model”, because their own experience was only based on the region of Aalst (Belgium) - Making up the Mission Statement, Vision Statement and values of the company - Brand building focused on green energy (slogan, logo, posters, catalogue,…) - Composition of the product range through on field market study and price setting - Start up sales - Direct Reporting to General Manager
  • 8.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY (Corporate) Area Sales Manager Retail (Out of Home) Texaco 02/2009 - 03/2010 Key responsibilities: Managing and directing 98 sites in Western Flanders - Eastern Flanders – Antwerp - Limburg Tasks / achievements: - 102% of P&L target at the end of 2009 (turnover of 15.007.181€) - Managing 200 employees, independents and co-workers (Coaching - Training – Motivating – Recruiting) - Full responsibility on maintenance, environmental regulations, real estate (new/expanding), investments, safety regulations, food regulations, … - Active member of the “GO the fresh way”-concept board + implementation of this concept on site (determining product range per shop, redesigning the shops, maximizing impulse zones, respecting merchandising agreements - planograms) - Active member of the marketing development board (POS, Blue, DieselXL, wrote the commercial part of the road show 2009 Belgium and Netherlands, …) - Set up dozens of onsite actions to level up the shop turnover (carwash actions, sandwich bar implementation, pasta in a cup actions, lottery actions….) - Direct reporting to Country Manager (regular sites) and Commercial Director BeNeLux (“GO”- sites and real estate matters)
  • 9.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY Interim Manager Purchase – Business Development State of Trade Ltd 04/2007 - 01/2009 Key responsibilities: Research and purchase, on American and Chinese market, of exclusive products with “hype” potential+ implementation in Western Europe markets Tasks / achievements: -Implement HairagamiTM into the Delhaize Group (“Di” stores) - Market study Belgian market -Negotiations F1 and other sales channels - Negotiations American owners (Japan made) - Creation packaging - Creation tutorial CD-ROMs - Organizing demo-in-store - Implement “Magic Trolley” (see google) and sold to Brico, Gamma, Hubo - Market study Western Europe - Negotiations DIY channel - Negotiations Chinese factory – owners - Creation packaging - EU Cert. standards through inspection SGS -… - Implement “Fruit Collector” (see www.fruitcollector.com) and sold to wholesaler channel in France - Market study Western Europe - Negotiations DIY channel and Garden Centers - Negotiations Chinese factory – owners - Creation packaging French market - Creation tutorial CD-ROMs -… - Set up a whole new line of high-end wicker garden furniture “Chill Yard” - Market study Western Europe - Design furniture for the entire brand - Selection materials (wicker = AkzoNobel) - Negotiations Chinese factory Guangzhou - China - Strategy, Mission , Vision and values of the Brand - Creation of the brand catalogue - Start up sales through hotel chains (Marriott Hotels) -…
  • 10.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY (Corporate) Manager (eventing) Salons De Romree Nv 05/2003 - 03/2007 Key responsibilities: Leading the company from A to Z Tasks / achievements: - Grew turnover from 1.500.000 € to 2.000.000 € in 3 last years - Redefine processes and planning in order to maximize capacity - Managing 18 fix and 20 occasional employees - Organization of min 600 events a year with complete and personalized planning towards every team on every event. Top week in 2006: planning of 32 events in 7 days - Recruitment of new employees (90% of the fix personnel and 60% of the occasional personnel stayed during the 4 years, thanks to a very close approach towards them) - Full marketing / promotion - Established alliances with European Commission, NATO, Belgian Government, BIAC, Janssen Cilag, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Novartis, Kraft Foods Procter&Gamble, Unilever, …. - 4 Direct reports
  • 11.
    DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESUMMARY (Corporate) Key Account Manager Michelin Sa/Nv 02/2001 - 04/2003 Key responsibilities: B2B sales trough end-user B2B follow up + expert in Truck & Bus Tire on major accident sites Tasks / achievements: - increasing sales volume in tire centers by advising end-users, servicing their fleet (Fiege, Katoen Natie, Schenker, Waagnatie, Hoyer, Euroports, …) and coaching drivers and mechanics. - Intervention on 4 accident sites E17, on demand of the attorney. All of these cases have been successfully solved. -Direct Reporting to Sales Manager (Corporate) Head of after sales division BMW (site Jette) 07/1999 - 01/2001 Key responsibilities: Daily planning workshops, Leading warehouse, billing, pre-sales Tasks / achievements: - Implementation of new planning-system (excel) to maximize number of car interventions - Daily follow up and implementation of new software in warehouse - Co-writer of ISO 9001 procedures + changeover to euro currency - Managing 12 employees (planning, follow up trainings at HQ) - 2nd most profitable after sales division in Belgium - Direct reporting to Concessionaire